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Obituaries DUNLAP, MARY ALICE January 19, 2012, in Red Bluff, CA. Predeceased by her loving husband, William. Loving mother of David, Ste- ven, Mary Katherine, Gregory and Jennifer and proud grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. In celebration of Mary's life, a memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, March 24, at the First Southern Baptist Church (585 Kimball Street, Red Bluff). If desired, donations may be made to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 1425 Vista Way, Red Bluff, CA 96080. DELTA Continued from page 1A has been met with ample criticism across the state. Tehama County is con- sidered part of the Delta Watershed that includes most of California. Moun- tain waters filter into the state's major rivers that feed the Delta. STREET Continued from page 1A JUDY (WOLCOTT) COKER Judy (Wolcott) Coker, 74, passed away March 7, 2012 in North Platte, Nebraska following a lengthy illness. Judy attended local schools and graduated from Corning High School in 1955. She has lived in Sutherland, NE. most of her married life. She was born June 17, 1937 to Ray and Frances Wolcott of Flournoy and was married to Bruce Coker of Nebraska on July 17, 1956. She was preceded in death by husband Bruce, son Sam Coker and granddaughter Paige Nicole Miller. Judy has a surviving son Marty (Jennifer) Coker, daughter Steph (Mark) Miller, grandchildren Cloe Coker, Olivia Miller, Sam Miller and Jess Miller, one brother Elwyn (Darlene) Wolcott of Corning. Funeral services will be held March 17th at 10am at Su- therland First Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, Su- therland, Nebraska, 69165 Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the news- paper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Otis Culp Otis Culp died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. He was 89. Arrangements are under the direction of Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers. Published Thursday, March 15, 2012 in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Lake California vandalism At least seven vehicles were vandalized in the early hours of Friday morning in the Lake California area in Cottonwood. Deputies were called to the area at about 3:30 a.m. where they found vehicles spray painted with a line of black paint along the sides, a sheriff's release said. Many of the vehicles were light-colored. Costs of damages have yet to be determined. Vehicles were vandalized along Big Bend Drive, Blue Lake Place, River View Drive and Digger Creek Place. Anyone with information is asked to call the Tehama County Sheriff's Department at 529-7900. - Andrea Wagner BANDIT Continued from page 1A attempted to enter the Tri Counties Bank on the 1700 block of Challenge Way in Sacramento through locked doors at the rear of the building. The doors are always locked and are employee- only entry doors. The employees refused to open the door and the suspect drove away. Due to the similarities in weapon, appearance and vehicle, the suspect is also believed to be con- nected to the Feb. 29 rob- bery of California Bank and Trust in Chino. An officer patrolling the area came upon the suspect as he was fleeing the bank. The suspect fired upon the officer, seriously wound- ing him. Prior to the Chino rob- bery, a male call a bomb threat into 911 dispatch center from a payphone in the area. Investigators believe that the suspect may have made the call as a diversion to delay officer response to California Bank and Trust. The robberies and attempted robbery are being investigated by mul- tiple law enforcement agencies including the FBI, Sacramento Police Department, Vacaville Police Department and Chino Police Department. The suspect is heavily armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees or comes into contact with the suspect is asked to call 911 immediately and refrain from attempts to apprehend the suspect independently. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the above crimes. Individuals who may have information regarding this suspect are asked to contact their local FBI office or law enforce- ment agency. Information can be provided anony- mously. Call the Sacramento Field Office at 916-481- 9110. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away. messes up, they are out in the rain. She is among as many as 30 peo- ple who have been pulling out cots in a tightly packed church fellow- ship hall, the PATH shelter of the month, during the storms. Check in starts at 5 p.m. after an optional Bible study at 4 p.m. Shelter guests then must check out of the shelter by 8 a.m. More people use the shelter dur- ing the wet weather, said co-manag- er Bonnie Martin. "We don't turn anyone away," she said. "The colder it gets, the more we get." Some churches allow guests to stick around during the day, but many don't allow it, Martin said. It is different at each facility. The seasonal shelter program will end April 30, regardless of the weather, Martin said. To get through tough times, some guests head to Redding or Chico shelters. Bill, 56, who volunteers at the shelter, was once a resident there for two months, he said. "It's a good stepping stone if used like it should be," he said. FEES Continued from page 1A which can get very pricey," Murphy said. ACTION Continued from page 1A CEO of CAMEO, a microenterprise development organization. She has been consulting with Community Action Agencies since 2008 provid- ing training and consultations on SACRAMENTO (AP) — The decisions Califor- nia voters are likely to face this fall came into sharper focus Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown, legislative leaders and a coalition with which he had been at odds announced a deal for a proposed ballot measure to temporarily raise the state's sales and income taxes. The budding compro- mise is a fallout from Cal- ifornia's ongoing budget deficits and a result of the governor's failure last year to get Republican support in the Legislature for an extension of tax hikes that have since expired. If passed by voters in November, the tax hikes would raise anywhere from $7.1 billion to $9 bil- lion a year at their height, according to the state Department of Finance. Californians also are likely to confront a com- peting ballot initiative that would raise income taxes for nearly all wage-earn- ers to help fund schools. That proposal is backed by wealthy Los Angeles attorney Molly Munger, who so far has refused to back away from her putting her initiative on the fall ballot. The Democratic gover- nor announced the deal with proponents of a bal- lot initiative that would have raised incomes taxes Located in Chico, CA Combining Quality and Low Cost is what we do. 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net Independently owned Telephone: (530) 824-3792 Supervisors are worried about the impacts of the plan in relation to water transfers and groundwater usage. Thursday, March 15, 2012 – Daily News 7A Supervisor Ron Warner voiced support for the let- ter during the board meet- ing. By demanding increased surface water flow through the Delta, it will decrease the amount of surface water available for irrigation and domestic uses and increase depen- dence on groundwater, the county letter states. cerns," he said. "It addressed my con- County Counsel Arthur Wylene commented that the plan had been sent to all 58 counties in the state because every county was affected by the plan. Copies of the Delta Plan's environmental There is a "big recovery process" going on, Bill said. He was able to get help through PATH to move into transitional housing. Success depends on attitude and how a person comes in the door, he said. Another PATH guest is 54-year- old "Coon." Born in Iowa and raised in Kansas, Coon is not new to the streets. He came to Tehama County when some friends in Corning helped him out in January. He has been homeless for 15 years, he said. He has five grand- children that he has never seen. Coon blames the governments who spend all their money on what isn't important, he said. "They're forgetting about us, the people," he said. Churches are trying to help, but the city's decision to deny a zoning change that would have allowed PATH to build a permanent shelter last year resonates with the PATH guests. "They won't build a homeless shelter to keep us out of the rain," Coon said. Recently, Coon was caught in the rain when he was out collecting recycling, he said. He landed in the hospital with severe pneumonia. The district is in the process of seeking infor- mation on the cost associ- ated with moving the poles, he said. The Gerber-Las Flores Community Service Dis- impact report are available at the Tehama County Library in Red Bluff, on disc at the county adminis- tration building and online at http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/ delta-plan-draft-eir. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailyne ws.com. The doctor said he shouldn't still be alive, Coon said. Like many others on the streets, Coon quit drinking and doing drugs, but still can't get on his feet finan- cially. PATH Tehama County Coalition is a nonprofit organization started in 2000 that operates a seasonal rotat- ing shelter hosted by area churches each month. The shelters are operat- ed mostly by volunteers and are open nightly from November through April. In support of PATH programs, which include transitional housing sites for men and women, the group is hosting its 11th Annual Dinner and Auction March 24 at the Bethel Assembly gymnasium, 625 Luther Road. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m. Suggested donation is $25 per dinner. The event will culminate in a live auc- tion for local art, business give- aways and donated baskets. For more information on the din- ner or PATH, visit www.redbluff- path.org, or call Pam Klein at 527- 6439. ——— Andrea Wagner can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or awagner@redbluffdailynews.com. trict meets the third Thurs- day of the month at its office, 331 San Benito Ave. For more informa- tion, call 385-1904. ——— capacity building, earned income development, asset development, and coalition building. Marshall will continue work with six of the agencies throughout the year as part of the Community Action Academy in Tehama County using a "virtual peer learning clus- ter" method. "I was impressed with how gen- on millionaires. Democra- tic-leaning interest groups moved quickly to align behind the single, high- stakes budget proposition. ''It's the tax program that balances the budget, and that's the key,'' Brown told The Associated Press after a news conference at a Boeing Co. facility in Long Beach. ''Joining the forces creates a higher probability of victory, and that's good for school kids, it's good for public safety.'' Brown said working together provides a greater chance of success in November. Joshua Pechthalt, presi- dent of the California Fed- eration of Teachers, the chief financial backer of the millionaire's tax, said his group always sought to collaborate with the gov- ernor. He said it became clear to Brown and other powerful Democrats with- in the last couple of weeks that the teachers union was unlikely to simply drop its ballot proposal. ''I think No. 1, the gov- ernor and the legislative leaders saw that we were committed to this, we were not backing down, and last week we pub- Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews. com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. erous and helpful everyone was and how eager they are to work together to build a stronger sector in the region," Marshall said. "I look for- ward to working with them in the coming months." For more information on the pro- grams provided by Tehama County Community Action Agency visit www.tehamacountycaa.org. Brown reaches California tax deal with group lished some recent polling we did, which continued to show our measure polling very, very strong,'' Pechthalt said. The millionaires' tax had continued to fare bet- ter in public polling than the governor's more nuanced approach, which called for a four-year, half-cent increase in the sales taxes and a five-year sliding scale income tax hike starting with people who make $250,000 or more a year. A Public Policy Insti- tute of California poll last week found Brown's mea- sure with just 52 percent, far lower than initiative supporters like to see so early in an election cycle. None of the tax propos- als has yet qualified for the ballot. The compro- mise struck by Brown and the groups backing the millionaires' tax will require them to start a new effort to gather petition signatures. The compromise pro- posal would reduce the four-year sales tax hike to a quarter-cent instead of a half-cent and increase the income tax rates on high- income earners by 1 per- centage point to 3 percent- age points, depending on income. The income tax also would last seven years rather than the five years as Brown had pro- posed. Rick Jacobs, chairman of the Courage Campaign, another sponsor of the millionaires' tax called the deal ''a victory for pro- gressives and everybody who believes that the state of California needs to re- fund itself.'' Over 50 years of serving Tehama County